What are the benefits of ergothioneine for longevity? It may be even more important to include mushrooms (or tempeh) in our diet as we age.
Note that unlike oyster mushrooms, white, crimini, portobello, shiitake, and morel mushrooms should not be eaten raw. I have a video coming out about this but wanted to give everyone a heads up.
For more on the mushroom-cancer connection, see Medicinal Mushrooms for Cancer Survival (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/medicinal-mushrooms-for-cancer-survival/).
I mentioned I may add mushrooms to my Daily Dozen checklist. You can learn all about the original checklist in my book How Not to Die (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-die/) or the Daily Dozen page (https://nutritionfacts.org/daily-dozen/). <
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Does it survive cooking/frying?
Great video, but annoyed by the fact that the mushrooms with the highest concentrations are the very expensive. 😠
Thank you. Regards.
If you took every supplement, berry, herb, powder, drink mix this guy talks about you would need a cabinet just for all the extras
I am glad that I buy a pound of shiitake every week and figure out ways to incorporate them into recipes. Thanks for this technical video.
I have foolowed Dr Gregers Daily Dozen for more than 3 years. Every day I reach 90 – 100 % of the pick boxes 😀 But all the time I have thought that mushrooms are missing because the fantastic anti cancer effects AND the spermedine contenr 😉 NOW with this new video we have learnt a new FANTASTIC benefit from MUSHROOMS, TNX Dr Greger for Your work 🙏
I got some oyster mushrooms ready to eat, but growing my own again is definitely a good idea!
I love this channel!
I read Dr. Fuhrman’s book, Eat to Live, over 13 years ago- and it was published long before then. I’d like to point out that his research based nutritarian program always included mushrooms. I have found that in my plant based journey I have read all the books from the various plant based docs, and I have noticed that the basic program in Eat to Live remains consistent with the info coming out today. On his recommendation I have been consuming strawberries and mushrooms on a daily basis for the last 13 years…. We have known for a long time that mushrooms help immune function and are cancer fighters. Glad that nutrition facts keeps piling on the evidence so that a new vision of nutrition as primary medicine emerges in society. Great tip on oyster mushrooms! Going to look that up.
What are some good recipes with mushrooms?
Don’t forget to cook them. There’s a nutritionfacts video from 14 July ‘21 about the need to cook mushrooms.
Surprised he doesn't mention how it also increases TMAO.
Add them to the list!
what if ur allergic to mushrooms just eat tempeh?
Like b12?
What about mushroom “coffees”?
Dr. Bruce Ames lives two doors away from us. He's in his 90's so maybe he takes his own biochemical advice about ergothioneine.
In deed
Quality content as always
Hello Dr. Greger, is it possible to do a video about addiction to unhealthy, sugary foods and effective strategies to combat it? I already know a lot about the nutrition information you provided. But it's not that effective for me because of the addiction I have had for many many years.
hmmmmm……..I try to eat mushrooms 2 to 3 times a week………I might consider upping my mushroom game and have them everyday………perhaps I'll try eating some dried mushrooms as a mini-snack……they aren't the greatest tasting but with a little water and with something else it won't be so unpleasant………
LMAO, like I need a reason to eat mushrooms…mine is "cus they're delicious!"…but I do think I'll try one of those kits you mention.
Do you agree with Dr Thomas Seyfried that cancer is a metabolic disease caused by broken mitochondria? Prevented through diet and lifestyle? Fixed by removing cancers 2 x fuel sources? Please have someone look into this and do a podcast on it. Sounds ground breaking yet so clear and simple.
Мухоморы может самые лучшие..
Superbly good! Thanks!
Oh, so now I need a bag of taurine, a bag of carnitine and a bag of ergothioneine.
Theres not mushroom in the daily dozen for these happy guys (fungi) 😂
Eat mushrooms!
Is nutritional yeast an ergothioneine food?
How can you make mushrooms keep longer? While it helps to wrap them in paper towels and store them in a paper bag, I'm looking for more ideas. I'd eat mushrooms much more consistently if I could get them to keep longer.
Why did the evolution drop out such an important ingredient in ability to synthesize it in the body? Found only in Fungi and not in plants or animals. Strange! I understand the evolution related to vitamins. Well start eating mushrooms shitakii or any other time. No need to buy capsules or prepared products because while mushrooms have other more important ingredients that too we need. Do little more searching.
Oyster mushroom shoarma/shawarma is soo good
Mushrooms are so expensive, and I'm worried about lead content in inexpensive Chinese dried mushrooms. But I'll consider increasing my mushroom intake.
Wonder how long before the supplement industry picks up on this.
I like to buy dried porchini and turn them into a powder and sprinkle the powder over soups and stews. To enhance the broth
I read it’s also found in black turtle beans and red kidney beans, garlic and broccoli?!
It is not a vitamin like lycopene, not essential.
I will add more mushroom to my diet, from tomorrow!
Thanks, but what do you recommend for those of us who don't like to eat mushrooms? There must be some alternative?!
Gosh, I guess I'll need to start including more mushrooms to my diet. I'm glad to see that porcini is high on the list as they are highly accessible and therefore, likely more affordable for all.
[06:10] Baker’s Dozen
Excellent information and concise presentation, Dr. Greger. Thank you!
One more reason to love tempeh!
Magic mushrooms
I’m a pack-a-day ‘shroomer
Wow, a million subscribers! Congratulations, Dr. G !!💚
Good info!
Amazing recap. So much information packed in a short video. Thank you Dr. Greger for these. You are really helping people live healthier.
Is this what the elite are taking ?
What about adrinochrome ?
I wonder if canned mushrooms are effective also?
Nice video. Very important information. Thank you.
King OYSTER mushroom noodles are fabulous
There is A LOT packed into here. Regular mushroom consumption appears to be very health promoting!
Guess where else this mystery metabolite is found? Fulvic acid supplementation!
How much is a serving? Anyone know?
I hope you cover the best mushrooms to eat raw vs cooked.
Thank you so much!! 😊
Could you please do one video on recommendations re: taurine??
Ah, I knew it was mushrooms before our Dr. Greger let us know what we need to get egothioneine into our systems … !! 😃 Thank you, Dr. Greger and congrats on the release of "How Not To Age" !! 🙏
Thank goodness I love mushrooms !
Does ergothioneine exist in dried mushroom powder?
Costco has really nice Baby Bellas at a reasonable price.
I think mushrooms needs to become a new series of videos
I barely ate mushrooms. 😭
Meadow Muffin and Pink Lepiota.
Indicative of B12 bacterium. 👣☔👾
Kobalt/Manganese/Titanium (Iodine)
B3 @ Molasses (NMN)
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Your welcome
PS…..
Citrus/Salts/Salad Greens/Shrooms
PH+/Iodine,B12/Om3s, Fiber
Sun Exposure @ Nude
Sobriety, Sleep Nightly
Thanks Dr. G. I'm eating my lionsmane miso soup w/ broccoli & tofu as I listen.
Very interesting, but two questions occur;- 1) Is ergothioneine heat stable, i.e. does steaming or cooking mushrooms destroy it, (2) Do other plant nutrients block (or accelerate) absorption of ergothioneine?
Fascinating! Thank you for the coverage <3
Thank you. I also heard that placing mushrooms in the sun for 20 mins or so doubles the amount if vitamin d level. Keep this great longevity info comin!!
He's correct!
I just ate a heap of steamed tempeh and mushrooms and now I'm 148.
I've never felt better!! 🤗
Excellent !!! You save many human being.
Oh no, as much as I've tried, I just can't stomach mushroims
Dr. Greger's next webinar, How Not to Age, is coming up on October 6. For more information and to register, go to: https://nutritionfacts.org/webinar/how-not-to-age-webinar/
Interesting presentation!👍🏻
What if similar previously underrated nutrients are indentified in foods of animal origin? Are there any? E.g. mussels are very rich in Taurine, and Taurine levels seem to decline with aging and lngevitiy of Taurine supplemented mice in one experiment was impressive.
Excellent additional information on the benefit of mushroom
Paul Stamets said there is a common culinary mushroom that's toxic and we shouldn't eat it too often….he didn't want to name it for fear of some repercussion. Tocotrienol is really good for the heart, just a eighth of a teaspoon of annatto seeds a day. Look up dr. Berg!
I love how much I learn by watching your videos, Dr. Greger.
Dr. Greger, thank you for the information but how about the covid shot that you advertised you got? Are you adding that to your longevity list?
This is why you as a gardner go "No dig/ No till" 🌱
Thanks Sir for all the education.
I would love to know if Ecological Shiitake powder could have the same effect as normal mushrooms.
isnt ergot a psychdelic?
don't listen to all clowns on internet, especially those "doctors" who push vegan agenda
Dr greger looks like the healthiest doctor in the world 😂
Just another false association, once and for all there is not magic bullet. Eat a healthy diet with requisite calories.
Well, I’m glad oyster mushrooms form a major component of my whole foods. For a while, I suspected them as being a naughty creature to chuck down my throat, oyster mushrooms being a carnivorous mushroom. However, I enjoyed the addictive naughty flavour in my micro green gourmet salad. It tastes like marinated flesh after leaving it in the dehydrator under controlled temperatures. This may not be the standard recommendations for consuming them, but I enjoy the freedom associated with rule breaking, as today’s recommendations are subject to tomorrow’s medical disasters.
Thanks to Dr. Greger for pooling all the studies and reducing my pubmed induced eye strain.
Thanks for the great info! Never knew mushrooms could be so powerful.
Do canned cooked mushrooms work?
This guy is getting sicker and sicker. Please pray for him
I’m curious: can someone pass this under the nose of Dr. Paul Stamets, the worlds leading mycologist? I stopped eating white button mushrooms because of the apparent cancer risk when eating them raw. (Which I did) I’m wondering what the balance of risk is.
Epidemiological clown man
regarding mushrooms, what is the recommendation for someone with a tendency for gout flare-ups? How often and how much without causing a flare-up? Do cooked mushrooms or reconstituted from dehydrated make a difference or powdered in the form of a supplement (not my first choice, but if that is what works). Does cooking reduce purines?
Thanks for not keeping us in the dark about this!
I love mushrooms but what would be a good amount? Thanks
Sigh, I will end my days eating, grazing and chewing all day long like a cow in order to be able to eat all these healthy foods on a daily basis😉 (“just” another cup of mushrooms😎). Dr. Fuhrmann promotes eating mushrooms everyday with focus on cancer prevention. I already eat mushrooms several times a week but have resorted to using mushroom powder too as it is easier to integrate in meals to help with consistent intake. Thanks for this interesting facet of mushrooms Dr. Greger!
Fascinating as usual, thank you so much!
#ClassicGreger – hitting the ball out of the park!!!
Sorry I missed the Webenar. Meanwhile, I've been taking Lion's Mane Supplements daily for a few months & find they strongly support, & perhaps enable, self-reflective calm in my aging, ADHD shaped, Spinally Stenotic deteriorating-
Whoops 😂 "Progressing" –nervous system! Btw, one smalk but continuous, yet powerfully trust-inducing "tell" in the Doc's account (& I suspect subliminal, self accompanimrnt to his own thinking) is his humerous, skeptical, & so, intentional or not, scientific-minded underming of anyone seeking, even finding any certainty, not to mention, Providence, from his own remarks as he offers them. Meanwhile, thereby, he makes them, all the more convincingly useful in phrases like, "Corelation isnt causation" & expressions that Research & high quality reporting (invonveniently) require are pursued & reitterated while rhetorically minor to his making the case that mushroom consumption may "merely" be worth looking into, if not taking a chance on, without pretending or believing they're sacred or certain; aka without offering Salvation or a sales pitch… This is why Im incl8ned to trust his kind of account & might try taking mushrooms–😉 if I werent already taking them…Thank you, I was considering stoping eating mushrooms and you corrected me. Much appreciated.
Is nutritional yeast a decent source?
Thank you, Dr. Greger! 😢❤❤❤❤❤
Mushrooms